George C. Stoney and Betty Wellington Puleston, 1993.. while George and Betty were both working at the Henry Street Settlement in New York City in the late 1930s, they became close friends, a friendship that lasted through their lives. George was a frequent visitor at the Puleston compound in Brookhaven, NY, and they collaborated on several documentary film projects.

George C. Tooker.. receiving the National Medal of Arts from George W. Bush in 2007.

The National Medal of Arts is the highest award given to artists and arts patrons by the United States Government. The National Medal of Arts is awarded by the President of the United States to individuals or groups who, in his judgment, "...are deserving of special recognition by reason of their outstanding contributions to the excellence, growth, support and availability of the arts in the United States."

The key to the group picture indicated that this was "Hugh Burnett." Hugh is a proper name, and apparently little used as a nickname. There is no Hugh in the Burnett family of Brookhaven. "Hugh Burnett" is only rarely found in all the US censuses, 1790-1930.

The picture key was apparently made by George Perley Morse, a local historian, in the middle 20th century. It is likely that he meant George Hubert Burnett, Jr. While Bert is the usual short version of Hubert, Hubert or Hugh might have become used to distinguish him from his father. George Hubert, Sr. would have been about 67-70 when the picture was likely taken.

George Miller about 1886/87... cropped from a group picture of students at School No. 29, Brookhaven, NY. Since he was about age eighteen at the time, it is likely that he was serving more in the role of a teacher's assistant than as a student. The Miller farmstead adjoined the school.

.. Fred Gillespie took a leadership role in the development and maintenance of the Memorial Triangle park in the center of Brookhaven hamlet, at the intersection of South Country and Fire Place Neck roads, first with the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8137, and later with the Brookhaven Fire Department when they accepted full responsibility for the site. In May 1996, in appreciation of Fred's dedication to the park, the Town of Brookhaven named the southern leg of the triangle after him. For more on the Memorial Triangle Park and the adjacent small vest pocket park, click HERE.

Helen Smith Tiernan. Mother Absolves Lover of Murder.The crowd gathered outside Brookhaven, L.I., Town Hall, May 18, [1937], as Mrs. Helen Tiernan [nee Smith] and her lover, George Christie, emerged surrounded by police. Mrs. Tiernan, who will be arraigned for the murder of her daughter, Helen, 7, and brutal assault on her son, James, 4, completely absolved Christie of all connection with the crime, according to District Attorney L. Barrow Hill, of Suffolk County, N.Y.

Helen Tiernan Body in Woods.. International News PhotoEXAMINE BODY OF LITTLE GIRL HACKED AND BURNED TO DEATH. Patchogue, NY. Police are shown examining the body of a 6-year old girl, murdered by a merciless slayer who cut her throat and burned her. The body was found in underbrush near here only 100 feet from her half-alive but similarly hacked little brother's body. The boy, about 5 years old, deliriously mumbled words which led police to fear his missing mother may also be a victim of the murderer. The children have not yet been identified by police. The uniformed police officer at the back is Arthur Waldron, Brookhaven Town policeman and Brookhaven Hamlet resident.

Helen Tiernan, behind bars.. AP WirephotoBABES IN THE WOOD CASE ENDS. Mrs Helen Tiernan, bargaining to escape electrocution, pleads guilty at Riverhead, L.I., to a charge of second degree murder to bring to a surprise close her trial for the slaying of her 7-year old daughter, Helen. She faces a mandatory sentence of 20 years to life in prision.

Henry Morgenthau and his son Henry, Jr... returning to New York, February 22, 1916. They are greated by Morgenthau's wife Josephine, his daughters Alma (back to camera) and Ruth, and sons-in-law Mortimer Fox (left) and Maurice Wertheim (right).

Hulse Family Properties Mid-19th Century This diagram is based on an undatedAbstract of Title for David Harmon Hulse's property. David Overton Hulse, who died in 1849, apparently subdivided and transferred to his sons the parcel he owned at the intersection of Beaver Dam and Fireplace Neck roads, Brookhaven (then Fire Place), NY. This parcel had been transferred to David O. Hulse by his father, Nehemiah Hulse, on 1 March 1807, shortly before Nehemiah's death

The abstract indicates that David Harmon's property had a 95-foot frontage on Beaver Dam road and was 75 feet wide at the back. It is probably the parcel labeled "1" on the diagram

If this is correct, then parcel 2 would have been that of his brother, Charles Hallock Hulse; parcel 3 that of Andrew Jackson Hulse, and parcel 4 that of William Warren Hulse.

The youngest brother, Van Buren Hulse, is not mentioned in the abstract; he may have been granted another parcel not touching David Harmon Hulses parcel.

Since this diagram associates a mid-19th century description with modern property lines, it may not accurately reflect the property lines at the time of the abstract.